The case of the Pope : Vatican accountability for human rights abuse / Geoffrey Robertson.

Author
Robertson, Geoffrey [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Penguin, 2010.
Description
ix, 228 p. ; 20 cm.

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    Penguin special [More in this series]
    Summary note
    THE CASE OF THE POPE delivers a devastating indictment of the way the Vatican has run a secret legal system that shields paedophile priests from criminal trial around the world. Is the Pope morally or legally responsible for the negligence that has allowed so many terrible crimes to go unpunished? Should he and his seat of power, the Holy See, continue to enjoy an immunity that places them above the law? Geoffrey Robertson QC, a distinguished human rights lawyer and judge, evinces a deep respect for the good works of Catholics and their church. But, he argues, unless Pope Benedict XVI can divest himself of the beguilements of statehood and devotion to obsolescent canon law, the Vatican will remain a serious enemy to the advance of human rights. -- Back cover.
    Notes
    "A Penguin special."
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    Contents
    1. Suffer the little children --- 2. Sins of the fathers --- 3. Canon Law --- 4. The Lateran Treaty --- 5. The Statehood Test --- 6. The Holy See and the United Nations --- 7. The Convention on the Rights of the Child --- 8. A case to answer? --- 9. Crimes against humanity --- 10. Can the Pope be sued? --- 11. Reflections ---- Appendixes.
    ISBN
    • 9780241953846 ((pbk.))
    • 0241953847 ((pbk.))
    OCLC
    657205764
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